Exchange between employers and workers based on the demand for labor needed by companies to meet goals for production and services and the availability (supply) of workers equipped for the job.
What is the Labor Market?
100
The performance of an occupation (or set of activities or tasks) in a specific place for a specific employer.
What is a Job?
100
Awarded under a variety of types of education and training upon the successful completion of a brief course of study (usually one year or less). May be awarded by private or public colleges, employers, trade associations.
What is a Certificate?
100
Multiple types of support services that are designed to ensure student success in educational programs.
What are Wrap-Around Services?
200
Occupations in a state or region that project a large number of open positions and limited supply of trained workers to fill the positions.
What are High Demand occupations?
200
The sum total of one’s life experiences, including education, paid and unpaid work, and community, volunteer and family activities
What is a Career?
200
Refers to a credential that is part of a sequence that can be accumulated over time to build up an individual’s qualifications for career advancement.
What is a Stackable Credential?
200
Instruction that embeds academic content (e.g. reading, writing, mathematics) within content that is meaningful to students’ daily lives, interest, general workplace skills , specific occupation or trade
What is Contextualized Instruction?
300
A group of businesses or organizations that produce similar products or provide similar services.
What is an Industry?
300
A type of skill that is not limited to a specific academic discipline, area of knowledge, job, or task and is useful in any work situation, e.g. communication or organizational skills.
What is a Transferable Skill?
Bonus: What is an example of a transferable skill?
300
Indicate mastery or competency in specific knowledge, skills or processes that can be measured against a set of accepted standards. These are not tied to a specific educational program, but are typically awarded by a third-party nongovernmental body (such as an industry association).
What are Certifications?
300
Programs that offer on-the-job training and mentoring that are linked to training and job proficiency. Designed to provide knowledge on technical subjects related to their trade.
What are Apprenticeship Programs?
400
The principal federal agency charged with gathering labor market data.
What is the Bureau of Labor Statistics?
400
Refers to a specific job title, trade, or profession. A person may have a single ____ but have multiple jobs and employers.
What is an Occupation?
400
Developed or endorsed by a nationally-recognized association or organization. Sought or accepted by companies within the sector for purposes of hiring or recruitment.
What is an Industry-Recognized Credential?
400
Groupings of occupations/career specialties based on common knowledge and skill requirements. Used as an organizing tool for curriculum design and instruction.
What are Career Clusters?
Bonus – How many clusters? What’s an example?
500
Geographic concentrations of interconnected companies, specialized suppliers, and associated institutions in a
particular field that are present in a nation
or region.
What are Industry Clusters?
500
Specific information compiled about a particular occupation (e.g., wages, skills required, benefits, entrance requirements, day-to-day tasks, work environment, etc.)
What is an Occupational Profile?
500
Typically granted by a Federal, state, or local government agency based on a predetermined criteria. Ensures a level of consumer protection, safety and quality of work. Is defined by laws and regulations and is time-limited.
What is a License (Occupational License)?
500
Curriculum divided up for the purpose of improving degree completion rates among non-traditional learners. Allows for multiple entry and exit points.